Mendelian Genetic

Passing on traits from parents to offspring

• Heredity

• Genotype

The study of heredity

• Genetics

• Genome

The instruction of one allele covers up the instruction

of the other allele in a homologous pair. Symbolized by a capital letter.

• Recessive Allele

• Dominant Allele

The instructions of this allele are covered up by the other allele in a homologous pair. Symbolized by a small letter.

• Recessive

• Dominant

The Italian monk/scientist who first showed

the principles of genetics

• Mendel

• Linnaeus

The genotype is the ______________.

• physical appearance

• Genetic makeup

The phenotype is the _______________.

• physical appearance of an organism

• Genetic makeup

How much of your DNA do you inherit from your mom?

• 25%

• 50%

Which of the following genotypes is heterozygous?

• Bb

• BB

Each parent contributes one of the genes for a particular trait. The genes of the pair are called:

• alleles

• gametes